Tracks and Track Coordinators

Marriage, Family, Sexuality & Child Track

Resilient Relationship Models

Judith Balswick, EdD is a Senior Professor in the Marriage and Family Therapy Department of the School of Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary. A sampling of her many publications includes the books, The Family: A Christian Perspective on the Contemporary Home and Authentic Human Sexuality: An Integrated Christian Approach.

Academic/Research Track

Trauma-Focused Christotherapy: Promoting Healing and Thriving

Thema Bryant-Davis, PhD is a tenured Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education & Psychology and the Director of the Culture and Trauma Research Lab at Pepperdine University. She was the recipient of the American Psychological Association’s Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest in 2013.

Counselor Education & Professional Counseling track

Conceptualizing Supervision Processes and Levels of Impact

Rod Goodyear, PhD is a Professor at the University of Redlands as well as Emeritus Professor of Counseling Psychology, University of Southern California and the 2015 President of the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy.

Conroy Reynolds, PhD is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Clinical Mental Health Program at the University of Redlands. His research focus is in the area of Relational Spirituality, Mental Health, relationships and human development.

Cross-Cultural & International track

A Community-Based Approach to Survivor Trauma in Rwanda

Donald Miller, PhD is a Professor of Religion and the Executive Director of the Center for Religion and Civic Culture at the University of Southern California. A prolific writer and publisher, two of his more recent books are: Spirit and Power: The Growth and Global Impact of Pentecostalism and Finding Faith: The Spiritual Quest of the Post-Boomer Generation.

Psychoanalysis Track

The Fruit of Contemporary Kleinian Psychoanalysis

Jennifer Kunst, PsyD is a Clinical Psychologist in independent practice in Pasadena, California. She is a Training and Supervising Analyst at the Psychoanalytic Center of California.

Clinical Practice Track

Unaccompanied Children Fleeing Violence and Adversity: What Clinicians Can do To Address Their Mental Health Needs

Lisseth Rojas-Flores, PhD is an Associate Professor of Marital and Family Therapy at the Graduate School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary. She was the Principal Investigator in a recent 3-year study funded by the Foundation for Child Developmen-Young Scholars Program dealing with “Parental Detention and Deportation and the Adjustment of Latino Citizen Children”.